Restoration of North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest through Community-based Peatlands Water Management and Rehabilitation

The project aims to support mangrove forest conservation and rehabilitation in Sungai Limau, Manjung, Perak which can support the livelihood and welfare of the local communities while protecting and enhancing the surrounding mangrove ecosystem.

This project aims to utilize the engagement of local Orang Asli in KLNFR and SEPPSF. Activities designed under this project will empower the local communities to help care for the forest as well as increase their capacity to generate alternative sustainable livelihood.

The project focuses on the long-term protection and rehabilitation of the Bukit Belata (Ext.) Forest Reserve (BBEFR), which covers an area of 3,140ha of lowland dipterocarp and peat swamp forest, in the SE portion of the NSPSF. The project works directly with the targeted local communities at the selected site to establish mechanisms for their involvement in the conservation and sustainable use of the resource and assisting the Selangor State Forestry Department in enhancing engagement of local communities in the implementation of the Integrated Management Plan for North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest (2014-2023).

This project aims to enhance engagement of local and indigenous communities residing near the forest reserve by creating opportunities through conserving the peat swamp forest ecosystem.